About a fortnight before the global investment summit to be held in Indore, four industrial projects costing Rs 331.86 crore have been sanctioned in the state. The clearance was given during cabinet committee on Investment Promotion chaired by chief

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AP government appointed a cabinet sub-committee to examine the contract employees' issue. Finance minister will lead the committee in which HRD, Information, medical and health ministers will be the members of the committee.

In another decision, the state cabinet has approved the temporarily increase the fund of the Bihar Contingency fund to the tune of Rs 2000 crore till March 2015 as against the existing Rs 350 crore.

The state cabinet also approved the reappointment of the advocate general of Bihar Ram Balak Mahto. Mahto was removed recently by the former CM Jitan Ram Manjhi and made senior advocate Binod Kantha in his place.

The state economic survey would also placed in the state legislature on the same day. The state cabinet has authorised the chief minister to prepare the draft of the governor's revised address.

On March 11, the governor would address the joint session of the state legislature which would be followed the trust voting.

The budget session of the state legislature would commence from March 11 which will have 27 sittings. The state cabinet on Wednesday also cleared that the budget would be placed in the state assembly on March 12. The budget session would continue till April 22.

Government ally AJSU Party ambitious to get one more cabinet berth during expansion was disappointed when CM Raghubar Das ignored it. The government on Friday allocated berth to all the newly sworn-in ministers.

Jharkhand cabinet expansion, where first time MLAs have got plum portfolios while senior leaders got insignificant ones, has sparked controversy.

The cabinet also sanctioned a sum of Rs 12.50 crore from the Bihar contingency fund for the land acquisition purpose for developing various tourist places.

The cabinet has decided to give contract to a Gurgaon based RITES limited for the construction and operation of aerial ropeways to be built in the hills of Mandar, (Banka), Rohtas Garh quila (Rohtas), Barabar (Jehanabad), Dongeshwari (Bodh Gaya), Brahmayogi and Pretshila (both in Gaya) and Mundeshwari (Kaimur ) on the turnkey basis.

Now Bihar's famous 'Saurath mela' in Madhubani district has been accorded state level mela.

The cabinet also decided in principle to have its state youth policy. For the welfare of the SC and ST people, the state cabinet has decided to set up "safai mazdoor Ayog".

In another decision , the cabinet has okayed the proposal of the rural development department to take the services of 'Vikas mitra' and 'Tola sevak' in panchayats for a period of 25 years.

Similarly , the cabinet also okayed the proposal to hike the monthly stipend of the secretary of Gram Katchery from existing Rs 2000 to Rs 5000. It would have additional financial burden of Rs 4.20 crore per month.